A special anniversary

Today is special day as 9 years ago we pulled into Bundaberg on our previous yacht and started making plans for a land life in Australia. We came to Australia with just enough money to make it back to the UK if we couldn't manage to get jobs and a visa, looking back what a great choice we made as the last nine years have been one amazing adventure. We have been to every state, lived in Sydney and Perth had some incredible experiences and met some fabulous people, whilst managing to keep in touch with a lot of special friends from back home plus some we have met along the way.

I shared this memory of the day before we arrived in Queensland (coming from Vanuatu) on my FB page yesterday and got the most likes ever.....

We had planned to go our for an evening sail with friends at Fremantle Sailing Club tonight - however despite being an electrician the batteries were flat (see I am not naming you Mike!) but we had a lovely toast to the last nine years in the cockpit of AV.

Then we got home and yes a video had arrived from Oyster of progress with Askari  - here are some screen grabs.....

You can see they have made amazing progress with the joinery and we are very exciting to see the Washer Drier and Freezer installed - these two items were something we dreamed of having on our last boat and two of Carolyn's three conditions on buying a new boat - the other being the walk around bed. I just don't want to do launderettes of the world again and I have a bit of an obsession with fluffy towels; especially after diving.

The joinery get's put in place and then much of it gets removed for varnishing - probably late January.

Chart Table Coming Together

It's essential on a boat!

Side window in place and water maker control

Galley taking shape - complete with freezer

This is the desk in the aft cabin